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   leery

   /ˈlɪəri/

   adjective

   • 1. cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions: informal "a city leery of gang violence"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from obsolete leer ‘looking askance’, from leer1 + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. leeriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   How do you use leery in a sentence?

   • Leery means wary or suspicious. The preposition of often follows it. If you feel untrusting or suspicious of a situation, you can use leery to describe how you feel. Here are some examples of leery in sentences. I am leery of cats because they always seem ready to pounce. If she seems a little leery, it’s because she had a bad experience.

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   What is the meaning of leery?

   • leery | definition: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | synonyms: distrustful, wary, suspicious, untrusting, mistrustful| antonyms: trustful, credulous, unwary, unwariness, unquestionable

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   What is a leery person?

   • I remember being leery of someone not indigenous to those cultures singing those songs. They were leery about getting a new guy. The former is appreciative of help and of others, while the latter is often hostile and leery of outsiders. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   What does it mean when someone looks at you in a leery way?

   • 2 adj If someone looks or smiles at you in a leery way, they look or smile at you in an unpleasant way, usually because they are sexually interested in you., (disapproval) ...a leery grin.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLEERY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Leery means not trusting someone or something and usually avoiding them if possible. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     LEERY meaning: 1. not trusting someone or something and...

   • Znaczenie Leery, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     LEERY definicja: 1. not trusting someone or something and...

   • Leery in Traditional Chinese

     LEERY translate: 不信任的；戒備的，防備的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Simplified

     LEERY translate: 不信任的；戒备的，防备的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Leery: Polish Translation

     leery translate: podejrzliwy, nieufny. Learn more in the...

   • Leery: Russian Translation

     leery translate: недоверчивый, подозрительный . Learn more...

   • Leet

     LEET definition: 1. a way of writing used on the internet,...

   • Leeway

     LEEWAY definition: 1. freedom to act within particular...

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   Leery is an adjective that means suspicious or wary, often used with of. Learn the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of leery from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   You can use the adjective leery to describe someone who's suspicious of a person or situation. After his brother came out with bald spots and uneven patches of buzz-cut hair, he was leery of having the same barber get near his own head.

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   Leery means cautious and suspicious about something, or unpleasant in a sexual way. Learn the word frequency, pronunciation, origin and usage of leery with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Leery definition: wary; suspicious (usually followed by of). See examples of LEERY used in a sentence.

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   Leery means careful about something or someone because you suspect that there may be a danger or problem. Learn how to pronounce leery, see its synonyms and example sentences from Oxford University Press.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLEERY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Leery means not trusting someone or something and usually avoiding them if possible. Learn more about this informal adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.